Background and Experience
Peter Oakes leads the Brexit and Ireland Team
Peter is one of our most experienced and trusted collaborators with an exceptional reputation for quality of service and an extensive local and international network. Peter has worked between Dublin and London on a weekly basis (since 2014), initially to establish the operations of a large US financial services group, and now continuing to working at board level with expanding UK regulated entities dealing with the uncertainty of Brexit. He is a former senior UK regulator (FSA) and UK practising lawyer (1997-2003). Peter was asked to join the Central Bank of Ireland as its first Director of Enforcement and Member of the Senior Management Team following the financial crisis (2010-2013). This first-hand and current experience places Peter in the unique position to understand your Brexit challenges. Peter will coordinate your Brexit assignment with other experienced and professional advisers, including lawyers, accountants, public relations and other experts to help you establish a sustainable presence in Ireland.
hello@irelandbrexit.com / Ireland +353872731434 / UK +447563526834
You can read more about Peter Oakes at www.peteroakes.com / www.fintechireland.com
Peter Oakes leads the Brexit and Ireland Team
Peter is one of our most experienced and trusted collaborators with an exceptional reputation for quality of service and an extensive local and international network. Peter has worked between Dublin and London on a weekly basis (since 2014), initially to establish the operations of a large US financial services group, and now continuing to working at board level with expanding UK regulated entities dealing with the uncertainty of Brexit. He is a former senior UK regulator (FSA) and UK practising lawyer (1997-2003). Peter was asked to join the Central Bank of Ireland as its first Director of Enforcement and Member of the Senior Management Team following the financial crisis (2010-2013). This first-hand and current experience places Peter in the unique position to understand your Brexit challenges. Peter will coordinate your Brexit assignment with other experienced and professional advisers, including lawyers, accountants, public relations and other experts to help you establish a sustainable presence in Ireland.
hello@irelandbrexit.com / Ireland +353872731434 / UK +447563526834
You can read more about Peter Oakes at www.peteroakes.com / www.fintechireland.com
Peter is:
In October 2010, having been asked to join the Central Bank of Ireland following the financial crisis, Peter was appointed to the Senior Management Committee and as the first Director of Enforcement and Anti-Money Laundering. Prior to his role at the Central Bank, Peter established and led for 7 years one of Ireland’s first specialist corporate governance and compliance consulting and training firms; growing it to become a successful regulatory practice until he sold the business to accept his Director role at the Central Bank. Peter has three decades of commercial and regulatory experience, including non-executive director of regulated entities, in-house counsel and chief risk officer roles at US, UK and Irish financial services companies spanning asset management, funds, reinsurance, payments, e-money and banking. Peter has held senior roles at the Bank of America Merchant Services, BISYS, Baring Asset Management, ACKE Group, the Central Bank of Ireland, the UK Financial Services Authority (now FCA), the Australian Securities & Investments Commission and the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency. He has practice law in Ireland, the United Kingdom (England & Wales) and Australia (New South Wales). For details about Peter's non-executive director services click here.
- Founder of Fintech Ireland (www.fintechireland.com) and Fintech UK (www.fintechuk.com)
- Non-Executive Director of regulated fintech firms Susquehanna International Securities Limited (MiFID - options market maker: www.sig.com) and Interpay Limited t/a TransferMate (PSD - payments: www.transfermate.com).
- Advisory Board and Advisory Committee Member at a number of innovative fintech and regtech companies in Ireland, the UK and Denmark; (www.kyckr.com, www.corlytics.com, www.ignitionwealth.com, www.clearsettle.com, www.ozan.com, www.facekart.com, and www.plynk.me and many more)
- Strategic Advisor to professional services firms in Ireland.
- President of the Irish Chapter of the Irish Australian Chamber of Commerce
In October 2010, having been asked to join the Central Bank of Ireland following the financial crisis, Peter was appointed to the Senior Management Committee and as the first Director of Enforcement and Anti-Money Laundering. Prior to his role at the Central Bank, Peter established and led for 7 years one of Ireland’s first specialist corporate governance and compliance consulting and training firms; growing it to become a successful regulatory practice until he sold the business to accept his Director role at the Central Bank. Peter has three decades of commercial and regulatory experience, including non-executive director of regulated entities, in-house counsel and chief risk officer roles at US, UK and Irish financial services companies spanning asset management, funds, reinsurance, payments, e-money and banking. Peter has held senior roles at the Bank of America Merchant Services, BISYS, Baring Asset Management, ACKE Group, the Central Bank of Ireland, the UK Financial Services Authority (now FCA), the Australian Securities & Investments Commission and the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency. He has practice law in Ireland, the United Kingdom (England & Wales) and Australia (New South Wales). For details about Peter's non-executive director services click here.